Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGTN) is a privately funded, nonprofit organization that is creating a cutting edge science program paired with a innovative education program. When it is complete, the Network will use the internet to link robotic telescopes at the Las Cumbres Observatory in Santa Barbara, CA with others around […]

Greener Education Materials for Chemists (GEMs) is an interactive collection of chemistry education materials focused on the rapidly growing field of Green Chemistry. The term refers to the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Often referred to as a form of molecular- level […]

Loops of plasma arc above the sun’s surface in this NASA image.  They can be 30 times Earth’s diameter.
In physics and chemistry, a plasma is an ionized gas. It is considered to be the fourth state of matter, apart from normal gases, because of its unique properties. “Ionized” means that a plasma has electrons […]